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DISLOCATION OF THE FEMUR. 
major was mnch more prominent than in the natural state, 
and with a striking depression behind it. (See fig. 1.) 
Fig. 1. 
The movements of flexion and extension were much im- 
peded and associated with great pain. The whole limb 
appeared slightly larger than in nature, but the difference 
was not readily ascertained, as the pastern of the opposite 
limb was preternaturally flexed, as seen in the above figure. 
This was due to defective conformation, but likewise to 
more weight than usual falling upon it. No crepitation or 
other signs of fracture existed, and the diagnosis of disloca- 
tion of the femur was readily arrived at. The head of the 
